The 19th-century International Law of the West and the Japanese Colonialization of Korea: Political Meaning of a Self-reliant State
The 19th-century International Law of the West and the Japanese Colonialization of Korea: Political Meaning of a Self-reliant State
Author(s): Kim Jong-hakSubject(s): History of Law, International Law, Diplomatic history, Political history, International relations/trade, 19th Century
Published by: Instytut Europy Środkowej
Keywords: Korean History; International Law; self-reliant state; Japan; Japanese- Korean relations; 19th century;
Summary/Abstract: Carl Schmitt once stated that “a people is only conquered when it subordinates itself to the foreign vocabulary, the foreign construction [Vortellung] of what law, especially international law, is.” If this is true, the three East Asian states – Joseon (Korea), China, and Japan – were completely subordinated to the rule of Western imperialism in the mid-19th century when traditional Sinocentric world order collapsed and the Western international law was generally introduced.
Journal: Rocznik Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej
- Issue Year: 16/2018
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 47-61
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English